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De-icing of an airplane of the Hainan Airlines, at the Brussels Airport in Belgium.
The accumulation of ice on airplane wings, because of inadequate ground deicing or ice accumulation in-flight, is one of aviation’s most insidious problems.
When there are freezing conditions and precipitation, it is critical that an aircraft be de-iced.
In conventional deicing, crews use heated glycol-based fluids to remove existing ice, then coat the airplane with ice suppressants to prevent new ice from forming.

The work is done by the groundhandler Flightcare.

Although weather in Belgium is never extreme, a de-icing team is prepared and ready for wintry temperatures, snow and ice.

Brussels Airport is also equipped with some de-icing platforms, which aircraft taxi through prior to take-off.